Author: Lucie VonCarthy

11 Mar

Posted at 18:43h in Gardens

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10 Feb

Posted at 09:00h in Gardens

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]February has arrived after what has been an incredibly dry January having had just over 13mm of rain here at Grimsthorpe. This is not unusual but when compared to the 121mm of last January it nods towards the uncertain climate we live in. Throughout the ages, weather has been a high topic of conversation, particularly for us as gardeners. In Anglo-Saxon times February was known as Solmonath which is worryingly translated as “mud...

10 Jan

Posted at 09:00h in Gardens

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Welcome to our first gardens blog of 2022. We find ourselves within another interesting winter with recent highs of 15 degrees over the Christmas period. This unseasonable warmth has benefits and drawbacks. Agreed, you do not have to put every coat and hat on to go for your festive walk but neither do the insects that we gardeners deem as pests. We garden here at Grimsthorpe as organically as possible. We do that by striking...

16 Mar

Posted at 11:29h in Latest News

Important information about your visit   Please note that our new visitor entrance and exit is located on the hill in Grimsthorpe Village. Please follow the brown tourism signs. Our new visitor car park is located on the right as you drive in, where you can park, and then walk to the ticket office. Our Coach House Tearoom, Gift Shop, and toilet block are closed this year due to an exciting refurbishment. We have a temporary tearoom situated in the Castle...

16 Mar

Posted at 10:49h in Covid-19 Information

Tuesday 7 July 2020 It is with regret that we have taken the extremely difficult decision not to reopen Grimsthorpe Castle, gardens or park this year, to the public. We know this will come as a disappointment to our visitors and staff, but due to the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, we feel this is the right option to take. As well as using this time to carry out essential maintenance on the Castle and grounds, we will be bringing forward plans...